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As Tina and Amy ended their three-year tenure as hosts of the Golden Globes with a bang, the night itself had a big combination of victories both well-deserved and really surprising. Just a few hours before the show started, I had a change of heart and decided to predict Amy Adams for Best Actress in a Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical. I have not seen Big Eyes, but she got a BAFTA nomination for it and she’s been an Oscar nominee in the last three even-numbered years. If there’s any reason as to why Gina Rodriguez won for Jane the Virgin, my guess is that HFPA wanted to give their recognition to the most well-reviewed show on the millennial network we all know as The CW. I wouldn’t be surprised if she gets nominated by the Television Critics Association for Best Individual Performance for a Comedy or the Critics’ Choice Television Awards. An Emmy? Probably not. The CW is more about appealing to the youngblood and not winning awards. I loved The Grand Budapest Hotel, yet I didn’t expect it to beat Birdman for Best Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical. The major editing precursor, the Eddie Award has honors for both editing for a drama and editing for a comedy or musical. Those two awards are kind of like their version of a Best Film award the same way that the SAG Award for Best Film Ensemble is kind of like their version of a Best Film award. There’s a chance that The Grand Budapest Hotel could win the Eddie Award for Best Editing of a Comedy or Musical Film over Birdman because Birdman did not have much editing and was done primarily in long takes. I can’t believe How to Train Your Dragon 2 won Best Animated Film. The Lego Movie has been the precursor sweeper. It was more than just a movie made out of toys. It also touched on themes of morality and individual rights. That’s what makes ‘Everything Is Awesome’ more than just a pop song. Despite that The Lego Movie had a much better critical reception, I can’t say the wrong film won because I haven’t seen How to Train Your Dragon 2. I still don’t think How to Train Your Dragon 2 can win the Oscar. It also didn’t get a BAFTA nomination for Best Animated Film. Wreck-It Ralph was also overlooked in that same category for that same award, which might contribute to why it lost to Brave at the Oscars. In regards to the winner of Best Actress in a TV Series: Drama, I can however say that the wrong person won. I wanted it to be Viola Davis as no-nonsense law professor/defense attorney Annalise Keating on How to Get Away with Murder. Instead it went to Michelle Monaghan’s British doppelganger, Ruth Wilson, for Showtime’s The Affair. With Viola Davis not winning the Globe, it’s likely she’ll could lose the SAG Award to Julianna Margulies or Maggie Smith. I only saw the first episode of The Affair and I didn’t think it was as great as TV critics think it is. Don’t consider me saying Davis would have no problem winning it to be a broken promise. It seems that the Golden Globes have a ‘you-never-know’ factor to it. Only two of my Facebook friends watch The Affair, and I don’t overhear other millenial girls gushing about it on the street, during a happy hour or at a restaurant. I can still control myself. It’s a Golden Globe, not a presidential election. I just feel that resonance should be a key factor in winner selections. What shows, movies and performances were ones that had people talking, be it a midseason TV show or a movie that comes out in December? With Julianne Moore’s victory for the Alzheimer’s-themed drama, Still Alice, this will now allow her to be the de-facto Best Actress victor on February 22nd. I also project J.K. Simmons and Patricia Arquette to be the de-facto supporting winners on that night. I really don’t see any turnarounds for them similar to when Lupita Nyong’o overtook Jennifer Lawrence as the favorite to win Best Supporting Actress last year. Nor do I see an instance where each major precursor goes to someone else each time, like for Best Supporting Actress in 2007 when Cate Blanchett won the Globe, Amy Ryan won the Critics’ Choice, eventual Oscar victor Tilda Swinton won the BAFTA and Ruby Dee won the SAG, probably thanks to her veteran thespian status. Jóhan Jóhansson’s victory for the music from The Theory of Everything should prove helpful in winning the Oscar for it since Birdman is not eligible to compete for Best Original Score. Hosting an awards show may be considered a thankless job, but it would’ve been nice for Tina and Amy to give a more proper sign-off where they thank the HFPA for allowing them to host the show for the last three years. Not many awards show hosts exceed expectations. Tina and Amy exceeded all of them…for three times straight! Here’s hoping for someone worthy that they can pass the torch to.